Staff

  • Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement
  • Vice President, Michigan Tech Fund
  • Assistant Vice President for Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving

Specialties

  • Provides direction and leadership to the team of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving professionals and respective priorities and programming at Michigan Tech. 
  • Works collaboratively with alumni and university leadership to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive program designed to provide meaningful opportunities for alumni to enhance loyalty, dedication, and financial support for Michigan Tech through three core pillars - events, volunteerism, and communications:
  • Serves as the on-campus spokesperson for more than 84,000 living alumni, leading efforts to create and sustain valuable connections for alumni and friends across the state, country, and around the world.
  • Develops, implements, and measures effectiveness of structure and programming to facilitate lifelong dialogue, relationships, and overall engagement between the University and its constituents to increase alumni participation and giving.
  • Develop and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships and programs with other University units, such as Admissions, Career Services, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Athletics, Student Affairs, University Marking & Communications, and all academic colleges and departments.
Carol Argentati

Carol Argentati

  • Senior Administrative Aide, Alumni Engagement

Specialties

  • Provides administrative support for the AVP of Alumni Engagement and all programmatic areas of the Alumni Engagement team’s work
  • Manages and responds to alumni inquiries and assists visitors
  • Manages the inventory for events and programs for Alumni Engagement and Advancement purposes
  • Assists with campus logistics for on-campus traditions (Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Reunion) as well as with Alumni Board of Director and Presidential Council of Alumnae meetings on campus
  • Assists with coordination of special projects (Traveling Tech Talks)
  • Assists with planning campus visits for key donors/alumni and special events for Alumni Engagement and Advancement
  • Assists with CRM Advance data entry
Jennifer Biekkola

Jennifer Biekkola

  • Associate Director for Alumni Engagement
  • Director for Advancement & Alumni Communications

Specialties

  • Responsible for Advancement marketing communications, including newsletters, brochures, websites, print and electronic publications, and social media
  • Works with university departments to coordinate communications with alumni and friends
  • Editor, Michigan Tech Alumni monthly e-newsletters and manages the alumni communications calendar
  • Contributor, Advancement and Alumni Engagement content for Michigan Tech Magazine
  • Produces campaign fundraising pieces
Morgan Laajala

Morgan Laajala

  • Assistant Director of Advancement & Alumni Communications

Specialties

  • Assists the Advancement and Alumni Engagement team with digital marketing and communication initiatives including direct solicitations, events, and special projects. Specific focus on annual giving and alumni engagement initiatives
  • Helps to effectively use the web, mass email, and social media to communicate with and engage alumni and friends to promote their involvement with and investment in Michigan Technological University
  • Promotes stories about students, alumni, donors, faculty, and campus traditions to further Michigan Technological University’s philanthropic initiatives
  • Collaborates with the Advancement and Alumni Engagement team on fundraising priorities to implement online giving initiatives and crowdfunding campaigns
Jordan Shawhan

Jordan Shawhan

  • Assistant Director for Advancement & Alumni Communications

Specialties

  • Assists the Advancement and Alumni Engagement team with digital marketing and communication initiatives including direct solicitations, events, and special projects. Specific focus on annual giving and alumni engagement initiatives
  • Helps to effectively use the web, mass email, and social media to communicate with and engage alumni and friends to promote their involvement with and investment in Michigan Technological University
  • Promotes stories about students, alumni, donors, faculty, and campus traditions to further Michigan Technological University’s philanthropic initiatives
  • Collaborates with the Advancement and Alumni Engagement team on fundraising priorities to implement online giving initiatives and crowdfunding campaigns
Tayler Tankersley

Tayler Tankersley

  • Associate Director for Alumni Engagement

People could reach out to me for:

  • How past and future Huskies can give back through time, talent, testimony, treasure, and/or ties, and strengthen the culture of philanthropy
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Specialties

  • Assists in the planning and execution of alumni and student engagement programs
  • Manages the strategy and execution of regional alumni engagement programming and registration
  • Manages the corporate alumni network
  • Supports Alumni Reunion planning and programs 
  • Provide support as needed to the Assistant Vice President of Alumni Engagement with management and logistics for the Presidential Council of Alumnae (PCA) and its inductions, meetings, and volunteer projects, and for the  Alumni Board of Directors
  •  Supervise student employee(s)